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Morocco Public Holidays in 2020

Observance*

Jan. 1Wed

New Year's Day

Bnk+Gov

11 Sat

Independence Manifesto Day (1944)

May Fri

Labour Day

Sun

Aïd al Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Mon

Aïd al Fitr Holiday

Bnk+Gov

July Thu

Throne Day

Fri

Aïd al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

Aug. Sat

Aïd al Adha Holiday

Bnk+Gov

Fri

Oued Ed-Dahab Day

Thu

Revolution Day (1953)

Fri

1er Moharrem (Islamic New Year)

Fri

HM Mohammed VI's Birthday (Fête de la Jeunesse)

Oct. Thu

Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui (Prophet's Birthday)

Fri

Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui Holiday

Bnk+Gov

Nov. Fri

Green March Day

Wed

Independence Day

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02 Jan 2019Morocco 2019 Public Holidays Announced (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) Morocco has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Morocco for the upcoming calendar year 2019.
•10 Nov 2018Morocco 2018 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration" and its "ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2018 Aid Al Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holidays in Morocco.
•05 Jan 2018Morocco Mulls Amazigh Public Holiday (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The spokesperson for the Government of Morocco, El Othmani Mustapha Khalfi, has announced that the Government of Morocco was considering the declaration of January 13 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Morocco on the occasion of the Amazigh New Year.
•02 Jan 2018Morocco 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) Morocco has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Morocco for the upcoming calendar year 2018.
•18 Nov 2017Morocco 2017 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration" and its "ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2017 Aid Al Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holidays in Morocco.
•20 Sep 2017Morocco 1439 Islamic New Year Public Holiday (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2017 Fatih Moharam 1439 (Hijri New Year 1439) non-working public holiday in Morocco, following an announcement by the "ministère des Habous et des affaires islamiques".
•23 Aug 2017Morocco 2017 Aid Al Adha Public Holidays (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques", has announced that the date for the upcoming 2017 Aid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in Morocco, would run from Friday, September 1, 2017, until, Sunday, September 3, 2017.
•16 Aug 2017Morocco 2017 Aid Al Adha Public Holidays Preview (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration", has ruled-out the declaration of an additional non-working public holiday in Morocco, on Monday, September 4, 2017, for the upcoming 2017 Aid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in Morocco, even if the final date of the Aid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holiday fall on Saturday and Sunday, September 2 and 3, 2017.
•03 Jan 2017Morocco 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) Morocco has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Morocco for the upcoming calendar year 2017.
•30 Nov 2016Morocco 2016 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced (Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration" and its "ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2016 Aid Al Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holiday in Morocco.
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in Morocco are regulated by Articles 217-230 of Chapter III of the New Labor Code of Morocco (Dahir n° 1-03-194 du 14 rejeb (11 septembre 2003) portant promulgation de la loi n° 65-99 relative au Code du Travail) and the decree corresponding to public holidays (Décret n° 2-04-426 du 29 décembre 2004 fixant la liste des jours de fêtes payés dans les entreprises industrielles et commerciales, les professions libérales et les exploitations agricoles et forestières) which abrogated the previous Décret n° 2-62-101 du 23 ramadan 1381 of February 28, 1962.
•Weekends are Saturdays and Sundays.
•Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date).
•Religious Public Holidays: According to the aforementioned laws, each one of the public holidays in Morocco only lasts 1 day. However, in practice, The Prophet's Birthday and the 2 Eids are usually either given or taken as 2 days by employees of the civil service, educational institutions, and foreign embassies.
•Eid al Adha is also called Tfaska Tamoqqart in the Berber language of native North African Berbers.
•Cancelled Holidays: Ever since King Mohammed the VI's accession to the throne, there has been talk of reducing the number of public holidays. The 3 following dates are recurringly mentioned as the holidays that will be cancelled: August 14, August 20, and November 6. However, nothing has yet been made official.
•Morocco International Codes MA and MAR (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ma (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Morocco information and news: Bank of Morocco (Morocco central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Morocco maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Morocco), and Wikipedia (includes Morocco commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Morocco, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Morocco that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

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Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Morocco were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules).

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